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DEFINITION: n. The type of headache you get from buying too many things with your credit card. Note: Symptoms do not usually appear until the following month.v. To buy yourself a huge credit card headache.
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Buygraine
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: by-grayn
Sentence: He had been caught up in an 8 hour Ebay whirlwind and he could already feel a buygraine coming on
Etymology: buy, migraine
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COMMENTS:
He needs to take some Buylenol..good word. - Nosila, 2009-07-16: 12:10:00
;D - xMelody, 2009-07-16: 16:03:00
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Shoppang
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: shop/pang
Sentence: A shoppang set in with the arrival of my MasterCard bill in the mail.
Etymology: shoppang - shop + pang (a sudden feeling of mental, or emotional distress)
Debtache
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: det-ake
Sentence: When she got the credit card bill, she went into lamentstrual syndrome and developed a paymentdoozy of a debtache.
Etymology: debt, headache
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COMMENTS:
I was *this* close to stealing your word. - Clayton, 2007-07-04: 12:06:00
You stole my credache! That's what I get for sleeping in. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-04: 13:56:00
drunk yet Purple or high - it is the 4th of July - fireworks? - which reminds me of a song "Sky rockets in flight. Afternoon delight. Afternoon delight" - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-04: 15:54:00
Well Jabber, ya cursed me twice. Now I have a song stuck in my head to accompany my sinus headache. Rained all day here. It's only 60 degrees. The highlight of my day was yanking up a garlic bulb that's the size of an onion. I may have to find a site to post a pic. (cracking open a beer in honor of the Starland Vocal Band) - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-04: 17:33:00
Way to go purple - happy 4th of July - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-04: 19:22:00
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Sellebralhemorrhage
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: sell/ee/brall/hem/or/aj
Sentence: My bank account suffered a sellebralhemorrahage after my last shopping spree.
Etymology: cerebral hemorrhage + sell
Swipegraine
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Swipe-grain
Sentence: As soon as I made my last purchase, my cranium was throbbing with a wicked swipegraine.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
That is why I prefer to slide instead of swipe.. much easier on the noggin' - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-05: 22:07:00
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Sinvoice
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sinĖvois
Sentence: In order to compensiate for her breakup with her boyfriend, Joyce went on a shopping spree. She went through a considerable amount of plasticoin. Her euophoria lasted nearly a month until the sinvoice arrived.
Etymology: sin (an act regarded as a serious or regrettable fault, offense) + invoice (a list of goods sent or services provided, with a statement of the sum due for these; a bill)
Buygrainal
Created by: amysmiles2000
Pronunciation: bi-gra-ah-nal
Sentence: My husband gets a buygrainal every January 13. That is after the mail delivery.
Etymology:
Migrastic
Created by: Paloma
Pronunciation: my-GRAS-tic
Sentence: My online shopping habit has created a migrastic-inducing monthy ritual of opening my credit-card bills.
Etymology: migraine + plastic
Visache
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: viz-ayk
Sentence: Her visaches were just as intense as her chocolate induced migraines.
Etymology: Visa + headache
Comments:
Sounds debititating!
Oops, that was meant to be a comment on credache!
Today's definition was illustrated by Franke James. Thank you Franke. ~ James